2025 Virginia gubernatorial election

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2025 Virginia gubernatorial election
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November 4, 2025
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Turnout54.22% Decrease2.svg 0.68 [1]
  Rep. Abigail Spanberger - 118th Congress (cropped).jpg Winsome Sears portrait, 2022 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Abigail Spanberger Winsome Earle-Sears
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,976,8571,449,586
Percentage57.58%42.22%
2025 Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
2025 Virginia gubernatorial election results map by congressional district.svg
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Spanberger:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Earle-Sears:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     50%     No votes
Governor before election

Glenn Youngkin
Republican

Elected Governor

Abigail Spanberger
Democratic

The 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the next governor of Virginia. The election was concurrent with other elections for Virginia's statewide offices, the House of Delegates, and other various political offices. Incumbent Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin was ineligible to run for re-election, as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits its governors from serving consecutive terms.

Contents

Neither Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears nor Democratic former U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger received opposition in their respective primaries. In April 2025, Spanberger and Earle-Sears were confirmed as the major party nominees. [2] [3] [4] Spanberger defeated Earle-Sears by roughly 527,000 votes which is the largest raw vote margin in state history. She won by 15.36% — a landslide margin and the largest gubernatorial percentage margin since 2009. [5] [6] Democrats won all three statewide executive offices and a trifecta in Virginia's government for the first time since 2019. [7]

The central issues of the campaign were the economy and affordability, which included the federal layoffs from the Trump administration. Transgender rights and political rhetoric followed behind as secondary issues. [8] [9] [10] President Trump's general unpopularity and perceived performance on the economy, healthcare, immigration, and other issues were viewed as contributing factors for Earle-Sears' loss. [11] [12]

Spanberger was elected the first female governor in the state's history, winning by the largest Democratic gubernatorial margin since 1961. [13] [14] She was sworn in as the 75th governor of Virginia on January 17, 2026. [15]

Background

Since the 2008 presidential election, Virginia has voted Democratic for president, due in part to Northern Virginia's growth and Democratic trends. In the 2024 presidential election, Kamala Harris won the state by 5.78%. After the 2024 Virginia elections, Democrats maintained control of both U.S. Senate seats and their 6-5 majority in the House of Representatives. [16] [a]

In the 2021 gubernatorial election, Youngkin defeated Terry McAuliffe by two points, a year after Joe Biden won the state in 2020 by 10 points. The central issues were the economy and education, which led to Republican flips in all three statewide executive offices and the House of Delegates. [17] In the 2023 Virginia elections, Democrats narrowly flipped the House of Delegates and maintained control of the Virginia Senate due to the issue of abortion rights. [18]

In the 2024 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump was re-elected into office, which Democrats hoped would energize their voter base in the off-year elections. Trump's personal popularity and voters' position on the economy were viewed as crucial to the gubernatorial race. [19] In January 2025, President Trump and Elon Musk introduced the Department of Government Efficiency. [b] DOGE laid off thousands of federal workers, which were relevant in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads, since 140,000 federal workers resided in the state. Since 1977, Virginia elected the party out of presidential power for governor – with the exception of 2013 – which made Democrats the initial favorite. [20]

Due to Virginia's blue lean, the state was viewed as a likely gubernatorial pickup for Democrats as national circumstances were unfavorable for Republicans. [21] The economy became the most prominent issue, while healthcare and education followed as secondary issues. [22] The concern on the economy was based on tariffs and federal cuts from the Trump Administration. [23] [24]

Republican primary

On September 4, 2024, Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears declared her candidacy for governor. She received criticism from Attorney General Jason Miyares for making her announcement ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Miyares was widely viewed as a potential candidate for the Republican nomination. [25] In November 2024, he declined to run for governor and unsuccessfully ran for re-election as attorney general in 2025. After his declination, Earle-Sears was viewed as the presumptive nominee. [26]

On February 27, 2025, Earle-Sears received opposition from former state senator Amanda Chase and former state delegate Dave LaRock. They affiliated themselves more with President Trump and criticized Earle-Sears' previous comments about him. Despite the newfound opposition, Earle-Sears was still viewed as the favorite in the primary. [27] [28]

Neither Chase nor LaRock reached the signature deadline before April 5th to qualify for the primary ballot. LaRock criticized Governor Youngkin's endorsement of Earle-Sears while Chase, who previously opposed Earle-Sears, ultimately expressed support for the Republican nominee. [29]

On April 5th, Earle-Sears became the Republican nominee for governor. [4]

Candidates

Nominee

Failed to qualify

Declined

Endorsements

Amanda Chase (disqualified)

State senators

Polling

Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [c] 		Margin
of error		Jason
Miyares		Winsome
Earle-Sears		Undecided
Cygnal (R) [34] October 27–29, 2024600 (LV)± 4.0%12%48%40%
Cygnal (R) [35] March 13–14, 2024510 (LV)± 4.3%16%44%41%
Differentiators Data [36] February 21–24, 2023500 (LV)± 4.5%17%48%35%

Fundraising

Primary campaign finance activity through March 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Winsome Earle-Sears$5,677,456$1,630,867$4,046,590
Amanda Chase (failed to qualify)$34,835$51,204$1,538
Dave LaRock (failed to qualify)$26,874$25,813$1,060
Source: Virginia Public Access Project [37]

Democratic primary

In 2020, Governor Ralph Northam encouraged Abigail Spanberger to someday run for governor. [38] On November 13, 2023, she announced her candidacy and did not run for re-election in the House of Representatives in 2024. [39]

In December 2023, Mayor of Richmond, Levar Stoney, declared his candidacy. His low statewide name recognition meant Spanberger was viewed as the favorite to win the primary. [40] [41] There was private pressure for Stoney to drop out of the race for Spanberger. In April 2024 – a year before the filing deadline – Stoney withdrew from the race to "avoid a costly and damaging primary" and unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor. [42]

In December 2024, U.S. Representative Bobby Scott, explored the possibility of running for governor, despite doubt from internal sources over whether he would actually do so. [43] In February 2025, Scott hinted he would not run for governor and ultimately did not file a candidacy. [44]

On April 3rd, Spanberger became the Democratic nominee for governor after no other candidacies were filed. [45]

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Bobby Scott (declined)

State legislators

Levar Stoney (withdrawn)

State officials

State legislators

Local officials

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [c] 		Margin
of error		Abigail
Spanberger		Levar
Stoney		Undecided
April 22, 2024Stoney withdraws from the race
Public Policy Polling (D) [50] [A] March 25–26, 2024734 (LV)—44%11%45%
Christopher Newport University [41] January 11–16, 20241000 (RV)± 3.7%52%8%40%

Fundraising

Primary campaign finance activity through March 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Abigail Spanberger$16,301,998$5,297,212$11,004,790
Source: Virginia Public Access Project [37]

Third parties and independents

Candidates

Withdrawn

General election

Campaign

Ghazala Hashmi speaking at a bus rally in Fairfax with Jay Jones and Spanberger. Jay Jones, Ghazala Hashmi and Abigail Spanberger at a bus rally in Fairfax City.jpg
Ghazala Hashmi speaking at a bus rally in Fairfax with Jay Jones and Spanberger.
Winsome Earle-Sears speaking at Petersburg National Battlefield. Lt Gov Winsome Earle-Sears (92ce22f0-6052-4c8b-a303-201e80a2c2ca).JPG
Winsome Earle-Sears speaking at Petersburg National Battlefield.

Since Spanberger and Earle-Sears were the only candidates to qualify for the ballot, they were confirmed as the major party nominees in April 2025. This was the first gubernatorial election in the state's history in which both major party nominees were women. [52] President Trump instated tariffs on other nations including Canada and China. The tariffs were expected to increase prices on consumer goods from companies who relied on foreign imports. Spanberger disagreed with the tariffs and said they were "...a massive tax hike on Virginians — plain and simple." [53] Virginia Democrats highlighted Earle-Sears' conservative positions on social issues and support for tariffs. [54]

After the June primaries, the economy emerged as the main issue for both campaigns. Spanberger's campaign message was focused on affordability: she continued to oppose federal layoffs and tariffs from the Trump administration. Earle-Sears pledged to continue Youngkin's economic policies as governor. [55] After Earle-Sears replaced her campaign manager, there were internal concerns from the Virginia Republican Party over how her campaign was managed. By July, Spanberger significantly outraised Earle-Sears, while Youngkin's didn't financially contribute much to Earle-Sears' campaign. [56] [57] Earle-Sears' statements on federal workers throughout the campaign were criticized as "self-inflicted wounds" and supportive of President Trump's DOGE cuts. [58]

Earle-Sears began to focus on transgender policies in Northern Virginia's schools, which mirrored Youngkin's focus on critical race theory in 2021. On August 21st, Earle-Sears' speech at an Arlington County School Board meeting received protests. One protest sign stated, "Hey Winsome, if trans can’t share your bathroom, then Blacks can’t share my water fountain." The sign received media attention and condemnation from Spanberger and Earle-Sears. [59] Spanberger continued to campaign on affordability issues, which remained the top issue for voters. She indirectly criticized President Trump's economic policies and maintained her lead in the polls. By October, Earle-Sears ran mainly on anti-transgender policies in schools. Earle-Sears ran attack ads against Spanberger which resembled the "Kamala is for they/them" ad from the 2024 presidential election. She spent $2 million on anti-transgender and anti-woke ads, which made up a significant portion of her campaign advertisements. [8] [60] [61]

The impact of the Department of Government Efficiency and Trump's federal mass layoffs reinforced the economy as the top issue for voters, particularly during the October federal government shutdown. [62] [63] In October 2025, following messages revealed by the National Review of Jay Jones encouraging political violence towards former Virginia Speaker of the House Todd Gilbert, Spanberger and Ghazala Hashmi called for Jones to apologize and take full responsibility for his messages. Governor Glenn Youngkin called for both of them to call for Jay Jones to step down as a candidate, though neither did. Earle-Sears spent $1 million on ads in the wake of the scandal tying Jones to Spanberger. [64] [65] In October 2025, during a football game at James Madison University, a fan hurled a racist remark at Earle-Sears, telling her to "go back to Haiti." The incident was quickly condemned, and the fan was suspended from attending all future sporting events. [66] The in-person early voting period ran from September 19 to November 1, 2025. [67]

Debate

Spanberger and Earle-Sears met on October 9, 2025, at Norfolk State University for their one televised debate. [68] Topics discussed during the debate included the Virginia car tax, text messages sent by Jay Jones, the federal government shutdown, affordability, energy and data centers, parents' roles in education, policies relating to transgender students in K-12 schools, reproductive rights, and policies related to marijuana. [69] During the debate, Earle-Sears pressed on Spanberger to call for Jones to exit the race and whether she still endorses Jones. [70] When asked on whether she would tell Trump to reopen the government, Earle-Sears accused Spanberger of "politicizing" the 2025 federal mass firings by the Trump administration. Spanberger claimed that Earle-Sears had previously stated that same-sex couples should not be allowed to marry and that firing employees for being gay was acceptable. After both claims, Earle-Sears interrupted Spanberger by adding "that's not discrimination". [70] [71] When asked about these comments in an interview on October 28, she claimed that she had misspoken and that she meant to say that she had not personally discriminated against gay people in that manner. [72]

2025 Virginia gubernatorial debate
No.DateHostModeratorsLink Republican Democratic
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Earle-SearsSpanberger
1October 9, 2025 WAVY-TV
Norfolk State University 		Deanna Albrittin
Tom Schaad		 [73] PP

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [74] Likely D (flip)September 11, 2025
Inside Elections [75] Lean D (flip)August 28, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [76] Likely D (flip)September 4, 2025
Race to the WH [77] Lean D (flip)November 4, 2025
State Navigate [78] Solid D (flip)August 22, 2025

Endorsements

Abigail Spanberger (D)
Executive branch officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation		Dates
administered		Dates
updated		Abigail
Spanberger (D)		Winsome
Earle-Sears (R)		Other/Undecided
[e] 		Margin
270toWin [126] October 27 – November 3, 2025November 3, 202553.3%43.1%3.6%Spanberger +10.2%
Decision Desk HQ [127] through November 3, 2025November 3, 202552.3%43.1%4.6%Spanberger +9.2%
FiftyPlusOne [128] through November 3, 2025November 3, 202553.1%42.4%4.5%Spanberger +10.7%
Race to the WH [129] through November 3, 2025November 4, 202552.3%42.8%4.9%Spanberger +9.5%
RealClearPolitics [130] October 16 – November 3, 2025November 3, 202552.9%42.7%4.4%Spanberger +10.2%
VoteHub [131] through November 3, 2025November 3, 202552.1%42.9%5.0%Spanberger +9.2%
Average52.7%42.8%4.5%Spanberger +9.9%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [c] 		Margin
of error		Winsome
Earle-Sears (R)		Abigail
Spanberger (D)		OtherUndecided
Quantus Insights (R) [132] November 3, 20251,201 (LV)± 2.7%44%53%1%2%
InsiderAdvantage (R) [133] November 2–3, 2025800 (LV)± 3.5%40%50%5% [f] 5%
Research Co. [134] November 2–3, 2025423 (LV)± 4.6%46%54%––
450 (LV)43%51%–6%
The Trafalgar Group (R) [135] November 1–2, 20251,057 (LV)± 2.9%43%50%1% [g] 6%
Emerson College [136] [B] October 30–31, 2025880 (LV)± 3.2%44%55%0%1%
Echelon Insights [137] October 28–31, 2025606 (LV)± 4.7%43%55%–2%
AtlasIntel [138] October 25–30, 20251,325 (LV)± 3.0%45%54%0% [h] 1%
SoCal Strategies (R) [139] [C] October 28–29, 2025800 (LV)–43%53%–4%
State Navigate [140] October 26–28, 2025614 (LV)± 4.0%41%54%–5%
InsiderAdvantage (R)/
The Trafalgar Group (R) [141] 		October 27–28, 2025800 (LV)± 3.5%42%46%4% [i] 8%
Roanoke College [142] October 22–27, 20251,041 (LV)± 4.1%41%51%3% [j] 5%
YouGov [143] October 17–28, 20251,179 (LV)± 4.0%42%57%2%–
41%55%0%4%
A2 Insights [144] October 24–26, 2025776 (LV)–46%54%–1%
Christopher Newport University [145] October 21–23, 2025803 (LV)± 4.1%43%50%–6%
Suffolk University [146] October 19–21, 2025500 (LV)± 4.4%43%52%1% [k] 4%
Quantus Insights (R) [147] October 19–20, 20251,302 (RV)± 2.8%46%51%1%2%
State Navigate [148] October 17–20, 2025694 (LV)± 4.0%42%55%–3%
The Washington Post/Schar School [149] October 16–20, 2025927 (LV)± 3.5%42%54%2% [l] 2%
927 (RV)40%53%5% [m] 2%
Kaplan Strategies (R) [150] October 16–18, 2025556 (LV)± 4.2%41%51%–7%
co/efficient (R) [151] October 15–17, 2025937 (LV)± 3.2%44%49%1% [g] 6%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) [152] [D] October 14–17, 2025958 (RV)± 3.2%43%53%–4%
The Trafalgar Group (R)/
InsiderAdvantage (R) [153] 		October 13–15, 20251,039 (LV)± 2.9%45%47%1% [g] 6%
Virginia Commonwealth University [154] October 6–14, 2025842 (A)± 4.0%42%49%–9%
The Trafalgar Group (R) [155] October 8–10, 20251,034 (LV)± 2.9%45%48%2% [n] 6%
Public Policy Polling (D) [156] [E] October 7–8, 2025558 (RV)–43%52%–5%
Cygnal (R) [157] October 6–7, 2025600 (LV)± 4.0%45%49%–6%
Christopher Newport University [158] September 29 – October 1, 2025805 (RV)± 3.9%42%52%–6%
The Trafalgar Group (R) [159] September 29 – October 1, 20251,034 (LV)± 2.9%42%47%2% [n] 9%
Emerson College [160] [B] September 28–29, 2025725 (LV)± 3.6%42%52%–5%
The Washington Post/Schar School [161] September 25–29, 20251,002 (LV)± 3.4%43%55%1% [o] 2%
1,002 (RV)40%53%4% [p] 3%
A2 Insights [162] September 16–28, 2025771 (LV)–45%48%1% [q] 6%
co/efficient (R) [163] September 22–23, 20251,024 (LV)± 3.1%43%49%1% [g] 7%
OnMessage Inc. (R) [164] September 15–18, 2025800 (V)± 3.5%45%50%–5%
Christopher Newport University [165] September 8–14, 2025808 (RV)± 3.9%40%52%–8%
Cygnal (R) [157] September 7, 2025– (V)–43%50%–7%
Pulse Decision Science (R) [166] [F] September 3–5, 2025512 (LV)± 4.4%43%48%1% [g] 8%
SoCal Strategies (R) [167] [G] August 31 – September 1, 2025700 (LV)–41%53%–6%
Virginia Commonwealth University [168] August 18–28, 2025764 (RV)± 4.1%40%49%2% [r] 11%
co/efficient (R) [169] August 23–26, 20251,025 (LV)± 3.1%43%48%3% [s] 7%
Roanoke College [170] August 11–15, 2025702 (LV)± 4.3%39%46%1% [t] 14%
Wick Insights [171] July 9 – 11, 20251,000 (LV)± 3.0%40%50%2% [n] 8%
American Directions Research Group/AARP [172] June 25 – July 8, 20251,001 (LV)± 3.1%34%49%8% [u] 9%
Virginia Commonwealth University [173] June 19 – July 3, 2025806 (A)± 4.7%37%49%2% [r] 12%
co/efficient (R) [174] [H] June 8–10, 20251,127 (LV)± 3.1%43%46%2% [n] 9%
Roanoke College [175] May 12–19, 2025609 (RV)± 5.3%26%43%3% [v] 28%
Pantheon Insight/HarrisX [176] [I] May 9–13, 20251,000 (LV)± 3.1%48%52%––
45%48%7% [w] –
Cygnal (R) [177] February 26–28, 2025600 (LV)± 4.0%40%46%–14%
Roanoke College [178] February 17–20, 2025690 (RV)± 4.7%24%39%4% [x] 33%
co/efficient (R) [179] [J] January 18–20, 2025867 (LV)± 3.3%40%40%5% [y] 15%
Virginia Commonwealth University [180] December 18, 2024 –January 15, 2025806 (A)± 4.7%34%44%5% [z] 17%
Christopher Newport University [181] January 6–13, 2025806 (RV)± 3.6%39%44%6% [aa] 12%
Emerson College [182] [B] January 6–8, 20251,000 (RV)± 3.0%41%42%4% [x] 13%
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy [183] December 15–19, 2024625 (RV)± 4.0%44%47%–9%
Research America Inc. [184] [K] September 3–9, 20241,000 (A)± 3.1%39%39%10% [ab] 12%
co/efficient (R) [185] [H] September 7–10, 2023834 (LV)± 3.4%26%27%–47%
Hypothetical polling

Winsome Earle-Sears vs. Bobby Scott

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Winsome
Earle-Sears (R)		Bobby
Scott (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy [183] December 15–19, 2024625 (RV)± 4.0%46%44%10%

Jason Miyares vs. Abigail Spanberger

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [c] 		Margin
of error		Jason
Miyares (R)		Abigail
Spanberger (D)		Undecided
Research America Inc. [184] [K] September 3–9, 20241,000 (A)± 3.1%39%40%12%
co/efficient (R) [185] [H] September 7–10, 2023834 (LV)± 3.4%22%26%52%

Results

2025 Virginia gubernatorial election turnout map by county.svg
2025 Virginia gubernatorial election turnout map by precinct.svg
Election turnout by county and independent city (top) and precinct (bottom):
  20–30%
  30–40%
  40–50%
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%
2025 Virginia gubernatorial election [186]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Abigail Spanberger 1,976,857 57.58% +8.94%
Republican Winsome Earle-Sears 1,449,58642.22%−8.36%
Write-in 6,8970.20%+0.12%
Total votes3,433,340 100.00% N/A
Democratic gain from Republican

By county and independent city

Locality [187] Winsome Earle-Sears
Republican		Abigail Spanberger
Democratic		Write-in
Various		MarginTotal
#%#%#%#%
Accomack 7,12954.57%5,92545.35%100.08%−1,204−9.22%13,064
Albemarle 16,48029.48%39,32270.35%930.17%22,84240.87%55,895
Alexandria 10,42416.59%52,23083.11%1900.30%41,80666.52%62,844
Alleghany 4,01169.14%1,77930.67%110.19%−2,232−38.48%5,801
Amelia 4,52171.08%1,83128.79%80.13%−2,690−42.30%6,360
Amherst 8,81167.13%4,29432.72%200.15%−4,517−34.42%13,125
Appomattox 5,60975.94%1,76523.90%120.16%−3,844−52.04%7,386
Arlington 15,92915.96%83,65783.81%2350.24%67,72867.85%99,821
Augusta 24,61271.98%9,52227.85%600.18%−15,090−44.13%34,194
Bath 1,42174.05%49325.69%50.26%−928−48.36%1,919
Bedford 29,16674.27%10,04825.59%570.15%−19,118−48.68%39,271
Bland 1,97481.64%44118.24%30.12%−1,533−63.40%2,418
Botetourt 11,82070.27%4,96929.54%320.19%−6,851−40.73%16,821
Bristol 3,09064.96%1,66034.90%70.15%−1,430−30.06%4,757
Brunswick 2,59143.66%3,33856.25%50.08%74712.59%5,934
Buchanan 4,43481.91%97117.94%80.15%−3,463−63.98%5,413
Buckingham 3,58659.22%2,45640.56%130.21%−1,130−18.66%6,055
Buena Vista 1,39266.38%69633.19%90.43%−696−33.19%2,097
Campbell 16,87873.25%6,13026.60%340.15%−10,748−46.65%23,042
Caroline 6,68049.72%6,73350.11%230.17%530.39%13,436
Carroll 8,88978.33%2,43321.44%260.23%−6,456−56.89%11,348
Charles City 1,48542.53%2,00257.33%50.14%51714.81%3,492
Charlotte 3,15967.07%1,54532.80%60.13%−1,614−34.27%4,710
Charlottesville 2,05610.88%16,79988.93%350.19%14,74378.05%18,890
Chesapeake 42,14743.77%53,97156.06%1640.17%11,82412.28%96,282
Chesterfield 70,02140.97%100,59558.86%2940.17%30,57417.89%170,910
Clarke 4,22255.34%3,38944.42%180.24%−833−10.92%7,629
Colonial Heights 4,09262.12%2,47437.56%210.32%−1,618−24.56%6,587
Covington 99959.57%67840.43%00.00%−321−19.14%1,677
Craig 1,80679.25%46720.49%60.26%−1,339−58.75%2,279
Culpeper 12,59257.66%9,21442.19%330.15%−3,378−15.47%21,839
Cumberland 2,60959.03%1,80340.79%80.18%−806−18.24%4,420
Danville 4,59237.34%7,67862.43%290.24%3,08625.09%12,299
Dickenson 3,42776.80%1,02823.04%70.16%−2,399−53.77%4,462
Dinwiddie 7,02858.19%5,03141.65%190.16%−1,997−16.53%12,078
Emporia 54432.65%1,11967.17%30.18%57534.51%1,666
Essex 2,57252.82%2,28947.01%80.16%−283−5.81%4,869
Fairfax City 2,84727.28%7,55272.37%360.34%4,70545.09%10,435
Fairfax County 116,05325.95%329,97773.78%1,2220.27%213,92447.83%447,252
Falls Church 1,18115.54%6,40784.30%120.16%5,22668.76%7,600
Fauquier 19,89457.55%14,61042.27%620.18%−5,284−15.29%34,566
Floyd 4,80664.73%2,60335.06%160.22%−2,203−29.67%7,425
Fluvanna 6,71849.95%6,71249.91%190.14%−6−0.04%13,449
Franklin City 1,08436.93%1,84963.00%20.07%76526.06%2,935
Franklin County 16,31770.37%6,83629.48%360.16%−9,481−40.89%23,189
Frederick 23,13059.32%15,80940.55%510.13%−7,321−18.78%38,990
Fredericksburg 2,94327.93%7,56171.76%330.31%4,61843.83%10,537
Galax 1,28468.23%59731.72%10.05%−687−36.50%1,882
Giles 4,98373.48%1,78226.28%160.24%−3,201−47.21%6,781
Gloucester 11,39965.73%5,91234.09%300.17%−5,487−31.64%17,341
Goochland 9,72656.91%7,33942.95%240.14%−2,387−13.97%17,089
Grayson 4,61478.35%1,26421.46%110.19%−3,350−56.89%5,889
Greene 5,45857.39%4,03642.44%160.17%−1,422−14.95%9,510
Greensville 1,42742.76%1,90257.00%80.24%47514.23%3,337
Halifax 8,02760.26%5,27239.58%220.17%−2,755−20.68%13,321
Hampton 12,10325.58%35,12974.23%910.19%23,02648.66%47,323
Hanover 36,27860.10%23,99439.75%950.16%−12,284−20.35%60,367
Harrisonburg 3,65427.70%9,51272.12%230.17%5,85844.42%13,189
Henrico 45,62730.53%103,55969.30%2600.17%57,93238.76%149,446
Henry 11,15063.71%6,32036.11%300.17%−4,830−27.60%17,500
Highland 83169.60%36230.32%10.08%−469−39.28%1,194
Hopewell 2,61039.10%4,05260.70%130.19%1,44221.60%6,675
Isle of Wight 10,93156.95%8,22742.86%370.19%−2,704−14.09%19,195
James City 19,02944.57%23,60355.28%630.15%4,57410.71%42,695
King and Queen 1,98560.50%1,29239.38%40.12%−693−21.12%3,281
King George 6,90959.33%4,71640.50%200.17%−2,193−18.83%11,645
King William 6,03366.56%3,02033.32%110.12%−3,013−33.24%9,064
Lancaster 3,28354.44%2,73445.34%130.22%−549−9.10%6,030
Lee 5,43984.13%1,01915.76%70.11%−4,420−68.37%6,465
Lexington 68631.66%1,47568.07%60.28%78936.41%2,167
Loudoun 59,27835.22%108,59464.52%4440.26%49,31629.30%168,316
Louisa 11,27959.52%7,62840.25%440.23%−3,651−19.27%18,951
Lunenburg 2,68259.61%1,80640.14%110.24%−876−19.47%4,499
Lynchburg 13,50850.41%13,23149.38%560.21%−277−1.03%26,795
Madison 4,25964.01%2,38635.86%90.14%−1,873−28.15%6,654
Manassas 4,03634.42%7,67165.42%180.15%3,63531.00%11,725
Manassas Park 1,15128.72%2,85271.16%50.12%1,70142.44%4,008
Martinsville 1,45136.35%2,53463.48%70.18%1,08327.13%3,992
Mathews 3,24267.51%1,55532.38%50.10%−1,687−35.13%4,802
Mecklenburg 7,15160.50%4,65739.40%110.09%−2,494−21.10%11,819
Middlesex 3,47361.44%2,17438.46%60.11%−1,299−22.98%5,653
Montgomery 15,22841.46%21,42858.34%760.21%6,20016.88%36,732
Nelson 3,82849.55%3,88050.23%170.22%520.67%7,725
New Kent 8,80463.28%5,08736.56%220.16%−3,717−26.72%13,913
Newport News 17,46130.91%38,93668.93%920.16%21,47538.02%56,489
Norfolk 15,50924.15%48,59975.68%1110.17%33,09051.53%64,219
Northampton 2,46944.59%3,06055.26%80.14%59110.67%5,537
Northumberland 4,13260.47%2,68539.29%160.23%−1,447−21.18%6,833
Norton 72168.34%33231.47%20.19%−389−36.87%1,055
Nottoway 3,12257.91%2,25841.88%110.20%−864−16.03%5,391
Orange 9,93857.34%7,36142.47%330.19%−2,577−14.87%17,332
Page 6,94074.39%2,36525.35%240.26%−4,575−49.04%9,329
Patrick 5,11977.42%1,48822.50%50.08%−3,631−54.92%6,612
Petersburg 1,12411.29%8,81188.46%250.25%7,68777.18%9,960
Pittsylvania 17,43970.46%7,27229.38%380.15%−10,167−41.08%24,749
Poquoson 4,38470.01%1,86229.73%160.26%−2,522−40.27%6,262
Portsmouth 8,35126.55%23,04073.25%620.20%14,68946.70%31,453
Powhatan 11,86269.57%5,16830.31%210.12%−6,694−39.26%17,051
Prince Edward 3,66849.20%3,76750.53%200.27%991.33%7,455
Prince George 7,98658.27%5,70741.64%130.09%−2,279−16.63%13,706
Prince William 54,30932.74%111,19867.03%3810.23%56,88934.29%165,888
Pulaski 8,60768.55%3,92731.28%220.18%−4,680−37.27%12,556
Radford 2,05043.68%2,63256.08%110.23%58212.40%4,693
Rappahannock 2,23155.10%1,81244.75%60.15%−419−10.35%4,049
Richmond City 11,88313.04%79,01986.73%2120.23%67,13673.68%91,114
Richmond County 1,99763.88%1,12435.96%50.16%−873−27.93%3,126
Roanoke City 10,15332.82%20,70066.91%830.27%10,54734.09%30,936
Roanoke County 24,72857.66%18,06242.12%970.23%−6,666−15.54%42,887
Rockbridge 6,59964.93%3,55735.00%70.07%−3,042−29.93%10,163
Rockingham 24,49867.68%11,62232.11%760.21%−12,876−35.57%36,196
Russell 7,26881.13%1,67318.68%170.19%−5,595−62.46%8,958
Salem 5,28255.81%4,15043.85%320.34%−1,132−11.96%9,464
Scott 6,10383.00%1,23516.80%150.20%−4,868−66.20%7,353
Shenandoah 12,48868.53%5,69831.27%370.20%−6,790−37.26%18,223
Smyth 7,71276.90%2,29822.92%180.18%−5,414−53.99%10,028
Southampton 4,49260.34%2,94539.56%80.11%−1,547−20.78%7,445
Spotsylvania 29,01548.47%30,74851.36%1040.17%1,7332.89%59,867
Stafford 27,77443.94%35,32755.88%1150.18%7,55311.95%63,216
Staunton 4,23639.10%6,58060.73%180.17%2,34421.64%10,834
Suffolk 15,93538.20%25,69661.60%800.19%9,76123.40%41,711
Surry 1,70747.63%1,87352.26%40.11%1664.63%3,584
Sussex 1,80246.91%2,03552.98%40.10%2336.07%3,841
Tazewell 10,40782.10%2,24817.73%210.17%−8,159−64.37%12,676
Virginia Beach 75,01344.22%94,33955.62%2690.16%19,32611.39%169,621
Warren 10,43364.29%5,75735.47%390.24%−4,676−28.81%16,229
Washington 15,61474.21%5,38225.58%430.20%−10,232−48.63%21,039
Waynesboro 4,03747.46%4,45952.42%110.13%4224.96%8,507
Westmoreland 4,39654.02%3,73345.88%80.10%−663−8.15%8,137
Williamsburg 1,64724.51%5,06375.35%90.13%3,41650.84%6,719
Winchester 3,48539.52%5,31860.30%160.18%1,83320.78%8,819
Wise 8,74479.15%2,28120.65%220.20%−6,463−58.50%11,047
Wythe 8,42676.29%2,59423.49%240.22%−5,832−52.81%11,044
York 15,68449.79%15,76950.06%470.15%850.27%31,500
Totals1,449,58642.22%1,976,85757.58%6,8970.20%527,27115.36%3,433,340
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Counties and independent cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Spanberger won eight of 11 congressional districts, including two held by Republicans. [188]

DistrictEarle-SearsSpanbergerRepresentative
1st 48.6%51.2% Rob Wittman
2nd 46.1%53.7% Jen Kiggans
3rd 27.9%71.9% Bobby Scott
4th 29.2%70.6% Jennifer McClellan
5th 53.5%46.3% John McGuire
6th 58.2%41.6% Ben Cline
7th 42.2%57.6% Eugene Vindman
8th 19.6%80.1% Don Beyer
9th 68.1%31.7% Morgan Griffith
10th 39.6%60.1% Suhas Subramanyam
11th 26.2%73.5% James Walkinshaw

Aftermath and analysis

The result was a landslide victory for Spanberger, who set a record for most votes received by a gubernatorial candidate in Virginia. Spanberger's sizable victory was attributed to concerns over affordability, Earle-Sears' tendency to change staff and failure to find a convincing message, Spanberger's fundraising advantage, a significant decline in turnout in heavily Republican Southwest Virginia, and outrage in Northern Virginia over the mass layoffs of federal workers as part of President Donald Trump's efforts to downsize the federal government. [189] Additionally, many furloughed federal workers were energized by the ongoing federal government shutdown. Discontentment with the U.S. economy under Trump, which many Virginians blamed on his tariff policies, also played a factor in motivating Spanberger voters. [190] The layoffs boosted Spanberger in Northern Virginia which contributed to her large victory margin. [191]

Northern Virginia backed 88% of her statewide margin, where every locality in the region saw her margin increase significantly from McAuliffe's performance in 2021. She could've won statewide without Northern Virginia by three points. [192]

Spanberger did well with college-educated voters, winning voters with college degrees by 27 points (63%-36%). Many college campuses shifted leftward by 18 points on average due to young voters. Virginia Tech shifted 34 points to the left, which was the largest shift of all the college campuses. Spanberger’s strongest independent city was Charlottesville, where the University of Virginia is — her alma mater. The evangelical Liberty University in Lynchburg shifted to the left by six points. [193] College-educated voters made up more of the electorate compared to 2021. Spanberger narrowly won non-college-educated voters (50%-49%) despite Youngkin's 19-point margin (59%-40%) with non-college-educated voters from 2021. [194]

This is the first time since 1985 that a Democrat carried Spotsylvania County, a notable Republican stronghold, as well as Waynesboro City. Stafford County also flipped for the first time since 1985, though Harris won Stafford in 2024. Nelson County and Caroline County also voted Democratic for the first time since 2013. James City County voted Democratic for the first time since 2005, although it voted Democratic in 2020 and 2024. [195] Spanberger's closest victory was in York County, which voted Democratic for the first time since 1965. [196] Spanberger improved with Latino voters from 2024. [197]

CNN exit poll

2025 Virginia gubernatorial election voter demographics (CNN) [198]
Demographic subgroupSpanbergerEarle-Sears% of
total vote
Ideology
Liberals 96433
Moderates 693133
Conservatives 109035
Party
Democrats 99136
Republicans 79331
Independents 594033
Donald Trump job approval
Approve69439
Disapprove92759
Most important issue facing Virginia
Economy633648
Health care811821
Education554511
Immigration118911
2024 presidential vote
Kamala Harris 99151
Donald Trump 79342
Another candidate61362
Did not vote61393
Gender
Men485147
Women653553
Income
$200,000 or more643614
$100,000-$199,999514828
$50,000-$99,999584231
Less than $50,000633726
Race/ethnicity
White 475371
Asian 80204
Latino 67335
Black 93716
White born-again or evangelical Christian?
Yes208028
No712972
Race by gender
White men386134
White women544636
Black men89117
Black women9639
Latino men53472
Latina women78222
All other voters73279
Age
18–29 years old702913
30–44 years old623820
45-64 years old554535
65 and older514932
Area type
Urban663419
Suburban594157
Rural465424
Education
College graduate633652
No college degree504948
Education by race
White college graduates574338
Non-white college graduates801914
Whites without college346633
Non-whites without college851515
Education by gender and race
White women with college degrees653520
White women without college degrees396016
White men with college degrees485218
White men without college degrees297117
Voters of color831730
Educational attainment
Advanced degree 683223
Bachelor's degree 604029
Associate's degree 534710
Some college554517
Never attended college465421

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ From May 21 to September 10, 2025, Virginia's 11th congressional district was vacant after the death of Democratic Representative Gerry Connolly. This temporarily created a split 5-5 U.S. House delegation in the state. Democrats' 6-5 majority was restored when Democrat James Walkinshaw won the September 9 special election.
  2. ↑ Commonly referred to as DOGE.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  4. ↑ Held office as a Republican
  5. ↑ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  6. ↑ Donna Charles with 5%
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Donna Charles with 1%
  8. ↑ "Would not vote" with 0%
  9. ↑ Donna Charles with 4%
  10. ↑ "Refused" with 2%; "Some other candidate" with 1%
  11. ↑ "Refused" with 1%; Donna Charles with 0%
  12. ↑ "Neither" and "Would not vote" with 1%
  13. ↑ "Neither" with 3%; "Would not vote" with 2%
  14. 1 2 3 4 Donna Charles with 2%
  15. ↑ "None of these" with 1%
  16. ↑ "Neither" and "Would not vote" with 2%
  17. ↑ "Other" with 1%
  18. 1 2 "Wouldn't vote" with 1%; "Someone else" with 1%
  19. ↑ Donna Charles with 3%
  20. ↑ "Some other candidate" with 1%
  21. ↑ Donna Charles with 8%
  22. ↑ "Some other candidate" with 3%
  23. ↑ Denver Riggleman with 7%
  24. 1 2 "Someone else" with 4%
  25. ↑ "Someone else" with 5%
  26. ↑ "Wouldn't vote" with 4%; "Someone else" with 1%
  27. ↑ "Someone else" with 2%. "Don't know/Refused" with 4%
  28. ↑ "None / Would not vote" with 5%; "Other candidate" with 4%; "Refused" with 1%

Partisan clients

  1. ↑ Poll sponsored by Stoney's campaign
  2. 1 2 3 Poll sponsored by The Hill
  3. ↑ Poll sponsored by Red Eagle Politics, a conservative content creator
  4. ↑ Poll commissioned by the Democratic Attorneys General Association
  5. ↑ Poll commissioned by the Democratic Governors Association, which supports Spanberger
  6. ↑ Poll sponsored by John Reid's campaign for LT Gov
  7. ↑ Poll sponsored by the Virginia Project
  8. 1 2 3 Poll sponsored by Founders Insight
  9. ↑ Poll sponsored by Virginia FREE
  10. ↑ Poll sponsored by the Northern Virginia Republican Business Forum
  11. 1 2 Poll sponsored by the University of Mary Washington

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